word-vault/dist/data/cards/pr/project.json

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{
    "term": "project",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a piece of work involving careful study of a subject over a period of time, done by school or college students",
            "sensetop": "project on something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a history project"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My class is **doing a project** on medieval towns.",
                    "contextForm": "project on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The final term will be devoted to project work."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["class", "school", "French"],
                "verb + project": ["do"],
                "project + noun": ["work"],
                "preposition": ["project on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a planned piece of work that is designed to find information about something, to produce something new, or to improve something",
            "sensetop": "project to do somethingproject on something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We **worked on** various **projects** together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "About 300 schools are **involved in the project**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **fund/finance a project**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **start/launch/initiate a project**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **undertake/complete a project**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **building/construction project**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They've set up a **research project** to investigate the harmful effects of air pollution.",
                    "contextForm": "project to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Work has begun on a project to build a new hospital."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are taking part in a project on reducing food waste.",
                    "contextForm": "project on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **project manager/team**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company runs large construction projects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She embarked on an ambitious project to translate all the works of Plato."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are seeking funding for this project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He needed some financial assistance from the bank to get his project off the ground."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The project aims to reduce homelessness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The scheme will be extended throughout the country after a successful six-month pilot project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wedding became her pet project, and she spent hours organizing it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proposed reform project contains some interesting ideas."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ambitious", "big", "huge"],
                "verb + project": ["get off the ground", "implement", "initiate"],
                "project + verb": ["aim to", "be aimed at something"],
                "project + noun": ["management", "coordinator", "director"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the aim of the project",
                    "somebody’s current project",
                    "somebody’s latest project"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a set of aims, ideas or activities that somebody is interested in or wants to bring to people’s attention",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The party attempted to assemble its aims into a focused political project."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a group of houses or apartments built for poor families, usually with government money",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I was raised in the projects."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɒdʒekt/",
                "audio": "pr/project/project__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːdʒekt/",
                "audio": "pr/project/project__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘preliminary design, tabulated statement’): from Latin projectum ‘something prominent’, neuter past participle of proicere ‘throw forth’, from pro- ‘forth’ + jacere ‘to throw’. Early senses of the verb were ‘plan’ and ‘cause to move forward’."
}